A woman in North Texas has been left badly shaken after noticing that a man was pointing a gun at her while he was driving on the highway.

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Victoria Best posted photos and video of the unidentified man on her Facebook account on Saturday. By Tuesday morning, the post was shared nearly 80,000 times and the video had been viewed nearly 10 million times.

"This happened to me yesterday on my way to work, when I realized that my life was in danger I broke down in front of my coworkers," Best wrote in the post. "I'm posting this just to let everyone know that any day could be your last and also to warn everyone to be aware of your surroundings. I'm truly blessed to be alive today."

Best told WFAA that she didn't look at the driver as she passed him and was later shocked when she saw that he had pointed a gun at her. She had started recording after she saw the car he was operating braking repeatedly.

"It was like he was trying to cause a rear-end accident," Best said.

Lancaster Police said that the suspect in seen in the video turned himself in Monday afternoon and claimed self defense. The man reportedly told investigators that he believed the cell phone in Best's hand was a weapon.